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ABBEVILLE PROGRESS
VOL 1. Devoted to the Interests of Abbeville and Surrounding Community. NO. 42.
Phone 248. Abbeville, \'ermilion Parish, La., Saturday, December 13, 1913. $1 a Year.
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
\We have on displi:ty for Volur inspection:
The Whiting High Grade Stationer'y.
Steel Die Embossed Initial Cards and Tablets.
Dennison's Christmas Cards, Tags, Seals, Paper
Festoons, Paper Garla:nd, D)corating Crepe,pr
Christmas Paer Napkins. ,
Our Prices Are Right.
Verniilion Jewelry Company
J. Agenor LeBlanc, Manager.
Important Notice
The expense of having to pay a bookkeeper: pay for stationery
on which to keep accounts, and senling out a collector each
month makes it necessary for us to sell goods at a larger
urofit than if we were to SEI1,4 FOR CASH ONYI,, therefore,
in justice to you and ourselves, we have he decided to
SELL FOR CASH ONLY
Thereby plIcing ourselves in a position to serve you in a
better manner and at better prices.
So Please Don't Ask for Credit
If you need Furniture or anvthiniz in our line and you have
no ready money we will accept bankable not:s in payment.
Trusting that you will continue favoring us with your valuable
patronage, assuring you better service and better prices.
Abbeville Furniture Company *
P. U. BOURQUE, Manager.
Santa Claus Hea: quarters
Da'ton's Variety Stcre
Express \Vagons, Veloipedesy Tricycles
Baby Carriages and Automobiles.
Dolls, from ..............................5c up to $15.00
Mechanical Toys, ......................25c up to 1.50
Friction Toys, ............ ...... 5c up to 2.00
Toy Pianos,........................ .....25c up to 5.00
Toy Trunks, ......................... ..25c up to 3.00
Toy Tool Chests, ................................25c up to 5.00
Story Books, all descriptions, ........ 5Sc up to .50
Cut Glass, Hand Painted China, Cutlery.
Everything that a boy or girl could wish for.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
t
L. M. BOUDREAUX
- Physician and Surgeon
Oi 0ce near Court House
Phones-ODce 275; Residence 276.
John Nugier,
District Attorney and Attorney at Law.
Notary in office.
Minos T. Gordy,
Attorney at Law.
Phone 34 Office over Bank of Abbeville.
F. J. Samson,
Attorney at Law.
Notary Public.
W. B. White,
Lawyer.
North of Court House. -
R. J. Labauve,
Attorney at Law.
Notary in office.
J. O. Broussard,
Attorney at law.
Notary and Abstractor in office.
Kitchell & Bailey,
Attormeys at Law.
Near Court House.
Walter B. Gordy,
Attorney at law.
Notary i office.
Oreume & Greene,
The non-advertising merchant
knows that his only chance for
getting a part of your trade lies in
the possibility that you are not an
ad-reader.
"Absence Makes the
Heart Grow Fonder"
Do not trust to your memory.
A good Portrait would make
the recollection more vivid.
ABBEVILLE STUDIO
L. F. CORRODI.
Watch!
Daily Specialty
Offered each day by
C.. F. GRIMMER'S
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New Orleans, La., Dec'. 8, 1 913.
Mr. L. O. Broussard,
Abhbeville, La.,
Mr. Fay will issue instruc'tions il1m
mediately that company's wharf' can be
used by shippers fir company business.
Signed JOHN McGR AW.
The above telegram was received 't
il.. Tuesday afternoon, and is. t
:ie with much pleasure, as it f
i1,, to this, conmmunity better 1
services in the way of an unloading t
wharf. I
The Board of Trade was to meet I
Monday evening to take up the :
matter with the railroad company, t
and see if better wharfage service
could be had. As it has been r
heretofore, the railroad company t
had a contract with a boat com- t
panyv, it has to a great extent,
interfered with the smaller boats,
and for this reason the citizens'
desired to have better unloading
conditions.
Now that the railriad ccrmplan
has compclied with the wishes of I
the citizens of this community, in a
Don't Like the
Street Fair
The New Iberia Enterprise, in
mentioning the street fair that had <
been exhibiting in that city, hadt
the following to say in their issue t
of Dec. 6, and should be a warn- 1
ing to other cities and towns:
"The street fair that had pitched,
their tents on the vacant lots in 't
one of the residential sections of:
this city have departed for other '
fields to the gratification of many i
of the residents of New Iberia who
were annoyed, not only by the
noise which eminated from thei
speillers drumming up business,
but more from the nature of the'
disgusting attractions that make ,
up shows of that kind. Now that
the com:missioners have practically 1
made their license to do business
nere prohibitive, it will be many a
A XMAS
PRESENT
To Our Friends and Customers
We are offering our Winter
Suits and Overcoats to you at
A ctual Cost Price
We use this method to show our appreciation of your a
valuable patronage for the past year and f6r the year to come a
and extending Holiday Greetings.
We give a Fine Clothes Brush free
of charge with every purchase of a
Winter Suit or Overcoat
D. SILVERMAN
k -b. yqr r t ullle and ..,lll' P o
the way, of tendering the use of
the wharf for all shippers for
freight to go over the company's
line, it is still a hotter reason why
the citizens should go further with
providing to accommodate the
people to do a boat business. Go.
after the trade, and encourage it
to come to this city.
With the Inland Waterway al
ready provided and with that yet
to be provided, puts this city pra
tically on the line of an inland
waterway that 'ill extend fromi
southwest Texas to New Orleans.
This will soon be possible, and
work on the route still goes on.
Abbeville has just as good
chances of having a large trade
from this source as any other city,
and it will get it if it goes after it.
year before New Iberia will be
filled up with snake eaters,oriental
dancers and other vulgar shows
which do naught but degrade the
youth of the city. We never
could discern the difference be
t~wecn the white slave trader and
the kind of a beast who make their
livit:g off of the unfortunate de
graded white women who indulge
in such orgies as witnessed in the
tents here during the past ten days.
If what was told us be true, and
we do not doubt the accuracy of
the statements given us by reput
able citizens, these people should
not only be deprived of the priv
ilcge of exhibiting here but they
should be refused licenses any
where in the State until they root
out all of the objectionable features
which go to make up their attrac
tions.''
If its advertised its good.
City Council
holds Meeting
The city council met last Thurs
day evening with the mayor and
all members present.
The minutes of the meeting held
on Dec. 1 were read and adopted.
The report of the chief of police
and tax collector was submitted,
covering the settlement of the roll
of 1912, and on motion duly
seconded was accepted and Tax
Collector L. Dutel was given his
quietus and final discharge from
ithe rolls of the year 1912, the
report being as follows:
Abbeville, Ia., Dec. 3, 1913.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
men, Town of Abbeville, La.
Gentlemen, I beg tosubmit this my
report of taxes collected for the year
1912:
I am charged on the roll of 1912 for
$11,810.85.
I have collected and turned
over to the treasurer...........$11,148.35
My 5 per cent commission re
tained .............................. ... 586. 75
Less amount uncollected as
per list attached............... 75.75
$11,810.85
Treasurer's receipt attached to cover.
L. DCTEL.
Tax-Collector.
An ordinance was unanimously
adopted authorizing the issuance
of a certificate of payment to the
Dixie Culvert and Metal Co., of
Atlanta, Ga., under contract with
the town of Abbeville, for material
furnished by said company for
public improvements on the streets
in the 'corporation of Abbeville,
and authorizing the mayor to issue
a certificate of payment in the sum
of $1419.60, with five per cent per
annum interest from date.
In order to provide for the pay
ment of the said certificate a tax
of one mill on the assesed valuation
i of the property subject to taxation
in the corporation of Abbeville
was levied.
The license ordinance was then
udanimously adopted,and is as fol
lows:
Section One. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of
the Coporation of Abbeville, State of
Louisiana, tat it shall be unlawful for
any person, persons, partnership or
corporations to conduct a bar-room
caberet, coffee-house. caffee,beer-saloon,
S31P llersonll s Je\wvelvv Store
4I,1lic-' aol Clhihlrtd'- . ( )h!d 1'!Ilc IBrac.hvt. McPH ERSON o
A :ny threle of m17y horses
S S lid Gohl Iracclct., ;Il.:in. ; rin.. from ýl 15.(a) to S2).0(0..
S tl lifai 0foh IH racct,, 7,t.t i enth li.,:u er1 iI ic's fr'bale .
, to .; 5.! (J le
j La V aicvic aif lldc..cr:l~thn, .ir.,.'c, from $23. 5i to 5$65. 4P
4 D. L. MicPHERSON
Give For Sale heapder for
Any three of my horses
SAlfalfa Hay, ORTO cents per bale
AllTioth Ha, 50ubricating en tsper Illuales.
At P. U.C. F Gard. Phonmmer 49.
Give your next order for
Motor Oil and Auto Gasoline
to The Texas Oil Company
ADAM O. MORTON, Agent.
All kinds of Lubricating and Illuminating Oils.
At P. U. Broussard's Lumber Yard. Phone 49.
liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog
shop, beer house or other place where
alcoholic, spirituous, vinous and malt
liquars or intoxicating beverages, bitters
or medicinal preperations of any kind,
directly or in-directly, in quantities of
less than fivs gallons, until he or' they
have obtained a license from the proper
authorities of said Corporation.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained etc.
That a license of one thousand ($1,000.00)
Dollars, annually, is hereby levied on
all pefson, or persons, partnership and
Corporations conducting a bar-room
caberet, coffee-house, cafe, beer saloon,
liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog
shop, beer house or other place where
alcoholic, spiritons, vinous and malt
liquors are sold or dispensed; provided
that for that business of selling malt and
vinous liquors exclusively the license
shall be Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained etc.
that no person shall sell spiritons,
alcoholic, vinous or malt liquors.capable
of producing intoxication, or conduct a
bar-room caberet, coffee-house, cafe,
beer-saloon, liquor exchange, drinking
saloon, grog-shop, beer-house, beer
garden or other place, where alhohoti,
spiritous, vinous, or malt liquors, in
toxicating beverages or bitters, or
medicinal preperation of any kind are
sold directly or in-directly in quantities
of less than five'gallons without taking
out a license for such business.
Any person who shall violate the
provisions of this section shall be jemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and nup -
viction thereof, be punished by a
not exceeding One Hundred Dollarsand
be incarcerated in the Parish Jail not
exceeding Thirty days. or both at the
discretion of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordianed etc.
that this ordinance shall become effec
tive immediately after its passage and
adoption.
A communication from A. G.
Nauck, manager of the light and
water plant was received,regarding
an offer to lease the plant, and
which we will publish next week.
A committee composed of
Messrs. Joe Immergluck. D. L.
McPherson and E. M. Stebbins
was named, whose duty will be to
go over the condition of the water
and light plant, and consider what
will be best to be done with ti.e
same: To install an up' to dA
system and recommend a bofid
j~aue therefor,or to lease the plalt.
The object in view is to reduce hbe
cost of operation and maintenai.
Bills were approved against
street and bridge fund and orde>
Bills amounting to .70 were
approved agaismt the' fund,
to be pdd wict ;are available.
Marriage Licenses.
Leon Trahan, of Milton, and Louisa
Ilebert of Maurice.
Sherman Smith and Cora Wilson,
colored, both of Rosehill.
L. M. Boudreaux and Lydia Trahan,
both of Abbeville.
Willie Vincent and Jeanne Dahon,
both of Kaplan.
Ophelias Faulk and Eve *leaux, both
of Abbeville.
William Wilson and Silemanne Parker,
colored, both of Abbeville.
Egine LeBlanc and Olfida Broussard,
both of Abbeville.
Romaine Broussard and Euphroysie
LeBlanc, both of Andrew.
Grease Touchet and Emethilde Cham
pagne, both of Maurice.
New Suits Filed.
4057-M. 4. Young vs. Geo. F.
Sarver, et al., note; Kitchell & Bailey,
attorneys.
4058-M. A. Young vs. Theogene
Broussard, account; R. J. LaBauve,
attorney.
4059-Israel Taylor vs. Isaac Taylor,
Jr., emancipation; Greene & Greene,
attorneys.
4060-Arthur Taylor vs. Isaac Taylor,
Jr., Emancipation, Greene & Greene,
attorneys.
4061- A. Whitney Duhon vs. Remus
Langlinai, requestration, John Nugier,
attorney.
4062---The Texas Oil Co. vs. Town of
Abbeville, account; Kitchell & Bailey,
attorneys.
4063---Adolph Primeaux et al. vs.
Ernest Brasseux, attachment; John
Nugier, attorney.
4064---Francois Rageur vs. Theo.
Richard, executory process; F. J. Sam
son, attorney.
4065---John G. Taylor vs. Live Oak
Plantation Co., agents' Commissioa;
Emmet A. Alpha and W. B. Gordy,
attorneys.
4066---Pan-Americas Life Ins. Co. vs.
Jules Broussard, note; J. O. Broussard,
attorney.
4067---Rom. P. LeBlanc* vs. Engel
Bouillon et al., note; F. J. Samson,
attorney.
4068---Romuald P. LeBlanc vs.
lanora Gary et al., note; F. J. Samson,
4attorney.
3069---Stauffer-Godchaux Co. vs.
Demosthene Lege, confession of judg
ment; W. B. Gordy, attorney.
4070---Eugenie Desormeaux et al. vs.
Laurent Dubor, sequestration; Jtan
Nugier, attorney.
For the Poo Children.
On Friday afternoon, Dec. 19.
from 2-to 5 p. m., the domestic
science department of the Abbeville
high school, under the direction
Miss Bertha Franks, teacher, will
entertain. Candy will be sold and
c the proceeds will be used for a
Christmas fund, for the benefit of
the poor child ren.
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